Fifth victim of Strasbourg Christmas market attack dies
[Irish Times] A fifth person has died of their injuries after Tuesday’s Christmas market attack in Strasbourg, French prosecutors have confirmed.
An official from the Paris prosecutor’s office said the victim was a Polish national, but gave no other details. An Italian journalist, a Thai tourist, an Afghan mechanic and a French national were also killed in the shooting.
The suspected attacker, Cherif Chekatt, was killed by police on Thursday night following a two-day manhunt for the 29-year-old by 700 French security forces.
Link provides lengthy terrorist attack compendium
Update from the Irish Times at 5:30 p.m.ET: | Strasbourg attack suspect ‘pledged allegiance to Islamic State’: French investigators find video of Cherif Chekatt declaring support for Isis
Posted by: Besoeker 2018-12-22 |